Background
Antson, Ants was born on November 11, 1938 in Tallinn.
Antson, Ants was born on November 11, 1938 in Tallinn.
Graduated from the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute, 1975.
Antson trained at the Kalev Voluntary Sports Society. He participated in the 1500 m at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, but despite skating a new personal record, he finished only twelfth. He retired shortly after the 1968 Games and worked as a sports official, first in the Soviet Estonian Committee for Physical Culture and Sports, and later with the Estonian Olympic Committee.
At the 1992 Winter Olympics he became the first flag bearer for Estonia after it became independent from the Soviet Union.
He died one week and four days before his 77th birthday. World records
Over the course of his career, Antson skated one world record:
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
To put these personal records in perspective, the WR column lists the official world records on the dates that Antson skated his personal records.
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com
Antson has an Adelskalender score of 176.465 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was fourth place.